š„ Fire Safety Tips ā For Witches š
I just want to share some of my tips, as someone who has been practicing witchcraft for almost 20 years, for working with fire (as it relates to safety):
š„ Buy a cauldron : I use mine for burning herbs, incense, candles, paper, fabric etc. I have one with just salt in it that I use to burn my small tapered candles and incense. Itās one of the most useful tools in my practice.
āCan Salt Burn? No, salt does not burn. It can melt at an extremely high temperature (800Ā°C/1472Ā°F), but this is unlikely to happen in everyday surroundings. Salt is made up of sodium and chloride, which come together to form a highly reactive bond.ā
š„ Donāt burn candles for more than 4 hours : Even if youāre in the room the entire time, itās recommended that you donāt burn a candle for longer than 4 hours.
āIf you burn your candle for more than 4 hours at a time, carbon will collect on the wick, and your wick will begin to "mushroom." This can cause the wick to become unstable, the flame to get too large, your candle to smoke, and soot to be released into the air and around your candle container.ā
š„ When burning things like paper, in your cauldron, fill the bottom with sand first : Iāve found that it helps avoid any flames from getting too high or out of control.
āBecause its primary constituent is silica (SiO2), which is already oxidized, sand cannot burn. This is why it works as an effective firefighting method, which can extinguish fires by cutting off the oxygen supply and absorbing flammable liquids.ā
š„ Make sure that you triple check that nothing in the immediate area of any open flame is combustible or flammable : This means donāt burn something on a plate thatās sitting on an alter cloth lol. Or donāt spray anything into the air (like perfume or air freshener) around an open flame.
